#1Film, TV & Stage
Meredith Baxter
born 1947American actress and producer
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Famous people · South Pasadena
Performers stand out among the 14 famous people born in South Pasadena
Meredith Baxter, the American actress and producer, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Behind the leader come Kristinia DeBarge and Cheryl Walker. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Meredith Baxter
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Edward B. Rust
Youngest
2006
Sophia Hammons
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about South Pasadena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What South Pasadena is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 8.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When South Pasadena’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsBusinessMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in South Pasadena
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Music
Kristinia DeBarge
born 1990American singer, songwriter and actress
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in South Pasadena
The rest number 11, with 3 athletes among them.
Larry Mullins
1908–1968American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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A chosen home
Also called South Pasadena home
Born elsewhere, Kathy Baker lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Alhambra counts 35 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Pasadena and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Meredith Baxter: ABC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristinia DeBarge: Topspider, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Walker: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Bloom: Local Band Smokeout, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Mullins: International Newsreel Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Baker: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Bucknum: Harry Pot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Field: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lindley: Helge Øverås, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons